Future thinking for civil society

I’m a nonprofit and charity consultant, helping civil society to think more deeply about the future. With over 25 years in charities and grantmakers, I work alongside charities, trusts and foundations, and public sector organisations committed to real change.

I provide strategic guidance, critical insight and good-humoured, empathetic support for organisations making social change, whether it’s crafting a future-proof strategy, targeting or improving grantmaking, rethinking income models, or delivering thought-provoking, powerful research and incisive evaluations.

 

Who I Work With

Charities

Whether you're facing funding or organisational challenges, planning your next phase of growth, reviewing your impact, or planning policy inteventions, I bring deep experience from across the sector. I help organisations build sustainable futures by connecting strategy, delivery, governance and income generation - moving beyond short-term fixes to create lasting change.

Grantmakers and Funders

I support trusts and foundations and commissioners to develop effective funding strategies, evaluate need and impact, and engage with stakeholders. Working with boards, senior teams, and grantmaking staff, I help create approaches that respond to sector needs while delivering meaningful change. My experience on both sides of the funding relationship, as a former charity CEO, and as a grantmaker brings valuable perspective to strategic decisions.

  • Strategy development and review

  • Research and evaluation

  • Business and financial sustainability

  • Grantmaking consultancy

  • Facilitation and chairing

  • Organisational development

Strategic Consultancy

I help grantmakers and charitable funders, and delivery organisations alike step back and see the bigger picture. Through facilitation, consultation, research and analysis, we'll develop strategies that connect your mission, operations, communications and funding into coherent approaches that work. Whether you're a charity planning growth or a foundation reviewing your funding strategy, I'll help you find practical ways forward.


 
 

Review, research, evaluation

My research cuts through complexity to provide actionable insights. From programme evaluations to needs assessments, to developmental research, I deliver analysis that drives real change. I specialise in qualitative approaches that uncover the human stories behind the numbers, helping organisations understand and demonstrate their impact.

 

Organisational Development & Change

As an organizational consultant, I help organisations understand and navigate complex change. Using approaches drawn from systems thinking and organisational psychology, I work with leaders and teams to understand how their organisations really work. This means looking at relationships, culture, and dynamics - not just structures and processes - to create lasting positive change. Whether facilitating difficult conversations or supporting major transitions, I help organisations work through challenges while building resilience for the future.

 

Financial Sustainability & Business Development

Building sustainable organisations means looking at both income and operations. I help charities develop business models that work, aligning service delivery with funding opportunities while staying true to mission. This means moving beyond traditional fundraising to create resilient approaches that support long-term success.

Recent projects

  • Health and Social Care Evaluation

    Working with Age UK Croydon, NHS South West London, and Healthwatch, to evaluate and set the future direction for the Personal Independence Coordinator Service, a community-based key service in Croydon’s thriving integrated care network. A wide-ranging piece of action research across all sections of the health and social care system. You can read the report here.

  • Grantmaking for the 21st century

    Working with grant-making organizations ranging from £100k to £80m in turnover, supporting them to craft and refine their strategic approaches and grantmaking practice. My deep-dive approach can involve detailed needs analysis, strategy development, governance review, and implementation, all focused on achieving equitable, impactful, and resource-efficient grant-making.

  • Blue Bermondsey

    Regeneration: A People-Powered Regeneration strategy

    Working with the Made in Bermondsey partnership to develop a ‘people-powered regeneration’ strategy to sit alongside the landmark £2m development of the Blue Market. From in-depth sensitive research on culture and identity, to market research, and creation of an actionable strategy to preserve, change, and revive local community. We also developed the major Historic England project: Out of the Blue: Unheard Voices, Untold Stories.

  • Housing: An almshouse for the 21st century

    Working with United St Saviour’s charity to develop their groundbreaking Appleby Blue project, developing their vision for community, an operating model for ‘Appleby Kitchen’. Evaluating and proposing a new operating model for care of elderly residents across their housing. Find out more here.

 

 

Why work with me ?

Finding a consultant or researcher can be a difficult - there are a lot of sharks in shiny suits out there. But people work with me because I get to know them, truly understand their work, and get things done - many organisations work with me on multiple projects, with long-term relationships over several years, based on mutual trust and major achievements together.